Comments on: Genetically Modified Corn Farmers Breaking The Rules

By: Arlo

Arlo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:24:21 +0000

57% of corn is modified and 40% of that isn’t following protocols? And the protocols are in place to try to hopefully avert tolerance in insects? Humans trying to play mother nature again, eh? We know how well that has worked with streptococcus, right? The more we beat down other life, the quicker it seems to evolve and adapt to our weapons.

Yet another reason not to eat corn or corn derivatives (which is thought of as a vegetable, but is in fact a giant grain).

Anyone else see the doc “King Corn”?

By: KristenM

KristenM — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:17:02 +0000

No kidding. Self-policing works with libertarian laws, but it can’t possibly work in situations like these.

By: KristenM

KristenM — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:14:52 +0000

I’d buy one of those shirts!

By: KristenM

KristenM — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:14:22 +0000

Well, I don’t want to paint the farmer’s as the bad guys. They’re just making the best economic decisions they can given their experience of farming. It’s not their fault that they respond to economic pressure by skirting the rules. The problem is that there’s no economic pressure from the opposite end of the spectrum, no pressure forcing them to obey the rules that are there.

By: Vin - NaturalBias

Vin - NaturalBias — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:27:51 +0000

Hi Kristen,

This is scary indeed and I’m not surprised either. It’s pretty ridiculous that Monsanto or any other company with a conflict of interest would be involved in assessing compliance. I suppose they should want farmers to comply to promote long term success of their product, but we know that we can’t trust Monsanto, and it doesn’t seem much different than the FDA approving drugs based on research provided by the manufacturers that create them.
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By: kc

kc — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:06:38 +0000

These facts are disturbing, but as someone who is allergic to corn, I was already aware that corn is evil. It is surprising to me that most people don’t seem to mind eating something that insects are too smart to eat. The average American thinks that they choose whether they ingest GMO corn, but they forget about all the food additives, vitamin supplements, household products and medicines that are created from it. Since I react to all corn and I cannot tolerate the meat industry’s feed lot products or conventional eggs, I would say that the corn ingested by the animals is most definitely absorbed into the consumer’s system. I am doing my part to eradicate corn from our food industry (by scrupulously avoiding purchasing anything that contains corn) but I am woefully aware that it just isn’t enough. Maybe I could print some “Corn is Evil” t-shirts?
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By: Extreme Fitness Results

Extreme Fitness Results — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:50:11 +0000

Honestly, given how much clout the farmers have over Congress, the EPA and people’s minds in general, it’s no surprise that they’re getting away with this. The sheer power of their lobbyists is out of control, and the amount of money being sunk into them by the Federal Government is out of control. So, sad? Yes. Shocking? No.
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